The sealed book opened. Or, A cleer explication of the prophecies of the Revelation. Together with the lessons that are to be observed from every chapter thereof, being cleerly explained. Intended chiefly for the discovery to all of that Roman antichrist, and that Rome her final destruction is surely at hand, by that blessed work of reformation happily begun in the several churches and kingdoms of Europe. / By William Guild D.D. and preacher of Gods word.

Verse 2 And I saw the seven Angels which stood before God, and to them were given seven Trum∣pets.

After the silence awhile, followes the first thing which John saw, to wit 7. Angels who are said, 1. To stand before God signi∣fying thereby, 1. Their serviceable waiting, as servants use who stand before their Master, to observe what is enjoyned to them to do, 2. As also their readiness to perform what they are com¦manded, and 3. Their stable estate in glory.

Next they have 7. Trumpets the use whereof we find to be twofold, for convocation, as Joel 2.15. or signification & denun∣ciation of battel, as 2 Chron 13.12. These then by their Trum∣pets denounce Gods judgments against the World for their persecuting and not recei∣ving the truth, as also forewarne the Church of Christ, that she is to be assaulted another way then before, to wit, by Satans fraud and heresie, as she was before by open force and cruelty.

Likewise, it is said, that these Trumpets were given them, to show that they intruded not themselves in this service, or undertook it at their own hand, till they were called thereto, and received both their commission, and fit furniture for discharge ther••of from the Lord that sent them.

Notes

• Note, that the opening of the seals was for informatiō; the sounding of the Trumpets; for denunciation; and the powring out of the Vials, for execu∣tion.